| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 4 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons is hacked by David Miller - foul #2 on David Miller, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:25 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Harrison | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Stanley Harrison - foul #1 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Trent Dorey (PF), Roger Jones (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Joseph Kohut, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 32-33 |
| 18:12 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:52 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn knocks in the shot from the left side set up by John Delapaz | 35-35 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | John Cunningham picks off the pass by Trent Dorey | 35-35 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons tips it in | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Michael Ford clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stanley Harrison - foul #2 on Stanley Harrison, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Trent Dorey, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF), John Barnett (C) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, John Cunningham, Stanley Harrison | |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons clanks a floater in the paint | 37-37 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | David Miller snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | David Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | David Miller steals it from Nathaniel Plemons in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Michael Ford drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Daluz | 39-37 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Kohut - foul #3 on Joseph Kohut, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Thomas Wilson (PF) Michael Ford, Carlos Daluz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Bell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - John Barnett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Rogers - foul #1 on Dewey Rogers, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison (C) Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo buries a shot from the left side set up by Bradley Bell | 40-41 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:00 | Southern Cal | Stanley Harrison gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:54 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers is hacked by Theodore Napier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Napier, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Roger Jones (C) Theodore Napier, Joseph Kohut, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Kurt Simmons (SG), John Cunningham (SF), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) Edward Disalvo, Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell, John Barnett | |
| 14:40 | Southern Cal | Roger Jones is called for the reach on John Delapaz - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SG) Kurt Simmons | |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Delapaz | 40-43 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the contested jumpshot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Trent Dorey (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Thomas Wilson, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Michael Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF) Joseph Smith, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kurt Simmons (SG), John Barnett (C) Kenneth Flynn, Stanley Harrison | |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Warren Rhodes steps in front of the Kurt Simmons pass in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | John Cunningham is called for the reach on Theodore Napier - foul #3 on John Cunningham, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (PF) Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF) Kurt Simmons, John Cunningham | |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier is hacked by John Delapaz - foul #1 on John Delapaz, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG) John Delapaz | |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | John Barnett is called for the reach on Joseph Kohut - foul #1 on John Barnett, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Warren Rhodes (C) Theodore Napier, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SG), Stanley Harrison (C) Dewey Rogers, John Barnett | |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Stanley Harrison blocks the short jumper by Warren Rhodes | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Michael Ford steals it from Bradley Bell | 44-45 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 47-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Trent Dorey (fresh) C - Warren Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bradley Bell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanley Harrison | 47-47 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Flynn - foul #2 on Kenneth Flynn, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Joseph Kohut (C) Michael Ford, David Miller, Trent Dorey, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), John Cunningham (SF), John Barnett (PF) Edward Disalvo, Kenneth Flynn, Bradley Bell, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:46 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Dewey Rogers picks off the pass by Thomas Wilson | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Joseph Kohut picks off the pass by John Delapaz in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Dewey Rogers gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham makes the wide open runner from close range on a great pass from Dewey Rogers | 49-49 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Roger Jones (C) Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Cunningham, Stanley Harrison | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz travels in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Melvin Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF) Dewey Rogers | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | John Cunningham swats the layup by Roger Jones | 54-49 |
| 09:03 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham loses the dribble to Carlos Daluz | 54-49 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz lays it up and in | 56-49 |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | John Cunningham is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 08:39 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 08:26 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 56-49 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Roger Jones misses the shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:13 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons misses the wide open floater from the left block | 56-49 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Daluz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Plemons (tiring) 23 pts. 8 reb. C - John Barnett (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:00 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Delapaz | 56-51 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Michael Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, David Miller, Carlos Daluz, Thomas Wilson, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Dewey Rogers (SG), Bradley Bell (SF), Stanley Harrison (C) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, John Cunningham, John Barnett | |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #1 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Theodore Napier is called for the reach on Nathaniel Plemons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Napier, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell dunks the ball on a great pass from Dewey Rogers | 58-53 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Stanley Harrison steals it from Joseph Smith | 58-53 |
| 05:19 | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-53 |
| 04:51 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:37 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons banks in the layup set up by Edward Disalvo and he's hacked by Melvin Neal - foul #2 on Melvin Neal, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG), Trent Dorey (PF) Theodore Napier, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Kurt Simmons (SG), John Cunningham (SF) Edward Disalvo, Dewey Rogers, Bradley Bell | |
| 04:37 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nathaniel Plemons - foul #2 on Nathaniel Plemons, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (PG) Melvin Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn (SG), John Barnett (PF) Kurt Simmons, Nathaniel Plemons | |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:08 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Michael Ford double dribbles | 59-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Trent Dorey steals the ball from Kenneth Flynn in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Michael Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Daluz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Warren Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Delapaz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Stanley Harrison (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz is fouled on the floor by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson (PF) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:32 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | David Miller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the shot from close range but the foul's on John Cunningham - foul #4 on John Cunningham, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Joseph Kohut (C) Carlos Daluz, David Miller, Trent Dorey, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Disalvo (PG), Kurt Simmons (SG), Nathaniel Plemons (PF) John Delapaz, Kenneth Flynn, Stanley Harrison | |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG) Theodore Napier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Delapaz (PG), Kenneth Flynn (SG), Bradley Bell (SF) Edward Disalvo, Kurt Simmons, John Cunningham | |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Delapaz | 61-60 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson buries a jump hook in the lane set up by David Miller | 63-60 |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | John Delapaz misses short on a shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | John Barnett tips it but misses | 63-60 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the lay-in | 63-60 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Bradley Bell gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Delapaz | 63-62 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | David Miller travels with the ball | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes (C) Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Cunningham (SF), Stanley Harrison (C) Bradley Bell, John Barnett | |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | David Miller is called for the reach on Kenneth Flynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Nathaniel Plemons grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Flynn clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith runs out the clock | 63-62 |